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#sjinvests In Cushman & Wakefield’s: Marketbeat Report for Q2 2014, high-tech leasing was robust in Silicon Valley with the North San Jose sub-market capturing the three largest leases in the quarter. The report noted that North San Jose is poised to attra…

#northsj The recent release of theCity Momentum Index(CMI) by Jones Lang LaSalle positioned San Jose as a top 20 city worldwide for its short-term real estate and socio-economic momentum, and its ingredients for longer-term sustainable performance. This index is signifi…

#sjplace Glassdoor recently announced that San Jose’s metro region ranks as the #1 city in the U.S. in employee satisfaction in its annual Employment Satisfaction Report Card by City for 2014. San Jose got the top spot this year based on local employee feedbac…

#sjsmallbusiness San Jose recently ranked as the No. 1 city in the U. S. for small business, according to Biz2Credit’s report. The City’s No. 1 ranking is based on a weighted average that includes annual revenue, credit score, age of business (in months),…

#sjinternational Highlighting San Jose’s strong economic linkages with Mexico, San Jose established a new Sister City affiliation with Guadalajara, which is Mexico’s center of information technology. San Jose is Guadalajara’s largest trading par…

#sjtalent In a recent report by the National Bureau of Economic Research, San Jose ranked as the #1 city in America for upward income mobility. Specifically, the report found that residents have the highest chance nationally if starting in the bottom 20% of income d…

#sjinvests Companies and cities in Silicon Valley can now access the Alternative Site Framework (ASF) Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) to expedite applications for eligibility. At San Jose’s request, recent approval by the U.S. Department of Commerce broadened FTZ access…

#sjworks The City of San Jose won three of the seven awards presented at the recent “Turning Red Tape into Red Carpet” event sponsored by the Silicon Valley Leadership Group (SVLG) for innovative projects and services in the public sector that led to job…

Starting with the recent launch of Prospect Silicon Valley, San Jose’s cleantech demonstration center, the City continues to gain momenteum as a global leader in cleantech innovation. Last week, the Cleantech Open Global Forum took place at the San Jose McEne…